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3 ⭐️ A fine story. Certainly had its moment.
"I'm scared one day Verenmore will have more ghosts than people. I just hope we don't end up as one of them."
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ Gothic romance
✨ Dark academia
✨ Boarding school
✨ Haunted castle and woods
✨ Forbidden romance
✨ Teacher x student
✨ Virgin FMC
✨ Morally gray MMC
✨ Praise kink
✨ Voyeurism / Exhibitionism
✨ Murder-mystery
✨ Paranormal / Psychological thriller aspects
What I liked:
The dark academia atmosphere and gothic vibes were amazing! From the creepy castle to the dark, eerie woods, the setting was perfect for this horror/mystery/romance. There were also a few times that I was genuinely creeped out. RuNyx did a fabulous job with the descriptions, so I really was able to have a clear picture of Verenmore in my head while reading.
The mystery plot was addicting. I started reading for the romance, but I stayed for the mystery! The history of Verenmore, coupled with Vad's backstory, was so juicy! I was constantly chomping at the bits for more information, which the author annoyingly liked to hand out in bits and pieces. RuNyx really knows how to keep the audience interested! I was so addicted I stayed up till 2am reading.
And that plot twist at the end! It completely took me by surprise.
I LOVED the uncertainty that the voices in Corvina's head were real or part of a mental health condition. We still don't really know in the end, but since Corvina truly gives off witchy vibes, I like to believe she's connected to the paranormal. I also lean more toward this because of the old woman's prediction about Vad meeting the girl with purple eyes.
I love Vad's absolute commitment to Corvina. This man would do absolutely everything for her, and that's the kind of love I like to see. It was especially meaningful by the end to see that no matter what happens with Corvina, he will always be there to take care of her and give her the love and support she needs. ❤️
"I will have you even in death, little witch. I am your beast. I am your madness. And you, you're my afterlife."
What I didn't liked:
I had a few issues with the romance.
1. It was rushed. It's basically insta-lust. No getting to know each other before f*cking.
2. I never felt connected to them. This was due to the lack of development in the initial stages of their relationship since it was all lust.
3. I wasn't a fan of the spicy scenes because of the descriptive words and dirty talk.
For example:
- "Magic eyes, magic pussy."
- Her walls clenching and unclenching around him, so rapidly he punched his cock through them one last time.
- "I," slam "am" slam "your" slam "madness."
- "And if I am? Does that make you loathe me? Will that keep your pussy dry?"
- He drove into her harshly . . . her pants muffled by his flesh and their hips slapped together, mating in the most primitive, basic way a man and a woman could mate.
- He drilled into her from behind.
The pacing often felt slow. A lot of the interactions between Corvina and Vad are so similar that they started to blend together to the point where I felt like nothing was happening. And some 'truths' were uncovered at the end, so there's just a lot of waiting and suspense.
The story leaves us with many unanswered questions. Like, we’re just supposed to be fine without knowing the truth behind the Black Ball disappearances or what had happened to Roy that one night? This was obviously intentional by the author, but I was bothered that so many of the questions we had since the beginning are not answered.
Overall, this was a story that kept my interest and would be perfect to read during spooky season. It's not a favorite of mine, but I'm glad I read it just to see what all the fuss was about.
"I'm scared one day Verenmore will have more ghosts than people. I just hope we don't end up as one of them."
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ Gothic romance
✨ Dark academia
✨ Boarding school
✨ Haunted castle and woods
✨ Forbidden romance
✨ Teacher x student
✨ Virgin FMC
✨ Morally gray MMC
✨ Praise kink
✨ Voyeurism / Exhibitionism
✨ Murder-mystery
✨ Paranormal / Psychological thriller aspects
What I liked:
The dark academia atmosphere and gothic vibes were amazing! From the creepy castle to the dark, eerie woods, the setting was perfect for this horror/mystery/romance. There were also a few times that I was genuinely creeped out. RuNyx did a fabulous job with the descriptions, so I really was able to have a clear picture of Verenmore in my head while reading.
The mystery plot was addicting. I started reading for the romance, but I stayed for the mystery! The history of Verenmore, coupled with Vad's backstory, was so juicy! I was constantly chomping at the bits for more information, which the author annoyingly liked to hand out in bits and pieces. RuNyx really knows how to keep the audience interested! I was so addicted I stayed up till 2am reading.
And that plot twist at the end! It completely took me by surprise.
I LOVED the uncertainty that the voices in Corvina's head were real or part of a mental health condition. We still don't really know in the end, but since Corvina truly gives off witchy vibes, I like to believe she's connected to the paranormal. I also lean more toward this because of the old woman's prediction about Vad meeting the girl with purple eyes.
I love Vad's absolute commitment to Corvina. This man would do absolutely everything for her, and that's the kind of love I like to see. It was especially meaningful by the end to see that no matter what happens with Corvina, he will always be there to take care of her and give her the love and support she needs. ❤️
"I will have you even in death, little witch. I am your beast. I am your madness. And you, you're my afterlife."
What I didn't liked:
I had a few issues with the romance.
1. It was rushed. It's basically insta-lust. No getting to know each other before f*cking.
2. I never felt connected to them. This was due to the lack of development in the initial stages of their relationship since it was all lust.
3. I wasn't a fan of the spicy scenes because of the descriptive words and dirty talk.
For example:
- "Magic eyes, magic pussy."
- Her walls clenching and unclenching around him, so rapidly he punched his cock through them one last time.
- "I," slam "am" slam "your" slam "madness."
- "And if I am? Does that make you loathe me? Will that keep your pussy dry?"
- He drove into her harshly . . . her pants muffled by his flesh and their hips slapped together, mating in the most primitive, basic way a man and a woman could mate.
- He drilled into her from behind.
The pacing often felt slow. A lot of the interactions between Corvina and Vad are so similar that they started to blend together to the point where I felt like nothing was happening. And some 'truths' were uncovered at the end, so there's just a lot of waiting and suspense.
The story leaves us with many unanswered questions. Like, we’re just supposed to be fine without knowing the truth behind the Black Ball disappearances or what had happened to Roy that one night? This was obviously intentional by the author, but I was bothered that so many of the questions we had since the beginning are not answered.
Overall, this was a story that kept my interest and would be perfect to read during spooky season. It's not a favorite of mine, but I'm glad I read it just to see what all the fuss was about.
3.25 ⭐️ This is a hard one for me to rate. The story itself is captivating, but it was just so f*cking long.
"You're a sickness inside of me that begs never to be cured. Infecting me with this unshakable craving for things I shouldn't want.
"Then, let me go."
"No," he said in an uncompromising tone, his fingers digging into my hips. "I can't"
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ gothic romance
✨ dark academia
✨ forbidden romance
✨ morally grey MMC
✨ student x teacher
✨ age gap
✨ slow burn
✨ “touch her and die”
✨ one bed
✨ 3/5
"You're a sickness inside of me that begs never to be cured. Infecting me with this unshakable craving for things I shouldn't want.
"Then, let me go."
"No," he said in an uncompromising tone, his fingers digging into my hips. "I can't"
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ gothic romance
✨ dark academia
✨ forbidden romance
✨ morally grey MMC
✨ student x teacher
✨ age gap
✨ slow burn
✨ “touch her and die”
✨ one bed
✨ 3/5
4.5 ⭐️ This book was so thoughtful and beautiful. I never wanted it to end.
"Love is nothing if not a matter of timing."
Blurb:
An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate…only to discover he lives seven years in the past. And she, quite literally, lives seven years in his future.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ new york setting
✨ magical realism
✨ time travel
✨ right person, wrong time
✨ she’s a workaholic in the publishing world
✨ he’s a tattooed, famous chef publishing a book
✨ hopeless romantic x romance skeptic
✨ second chance-ish romance
✨ insta-love
✨ forced proximity
✨ one bed
✨ 1/5
"Love is nothing if not a matter of timing."
Blurb:
An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate…only to discover he lives seven years in the past. And she, quite literally, lives seven years in his future.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ new york setting
✨ magical realism
✨ time travel
✨ right person, wrong time
✨ she’s a workaholic in the publishing world
✨ he’s a tattooed, famous chef publishing a book
✨ hopeless romantic x romance skeptic
✨ second chance-ish romance
✨ insta-love
✨ forced proximity
✨ one bed
✨ 1/5
3 ⭐️ It was short, sweet, dramatic, and entertaining.
”I’ve watched your sadness and yearned to hold you. I’ve seen your fear and longed to comfort you. I have seen many females in all of my days, but my heart has belonged to only you since the moment I first saw you.”
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ novella
✨ monster romance
✨ Kale: a cinnamon roll, fire monster with horns who is second in command of the otherworldly realm, Isiriel
✨ Annaleigh: a human woman who’s dealing with the loss of her grandmother and recently broke up with her ex
✨ stalking / pining
✨ immediate marriage proposal
✨ age gap (200 vs 24 years)
✨ virgin MMC
✨ 2.5/5
”I’ve watched your sadness and yearned to hold you. I’ve seen your fear and longed to comfort you. I have seen many females in all of my days, but my heart has belonged to only you since the moment I first saw you.”
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ novella
✨ monster romance
✨ Kale: a cinnamon roll, fire monster with horns who is second in command of the otherworldly realm, Isiriel
✨ Annaleigh: a human woman who’s dealing with the loss of her grandmother and recently broke up with her ex
✨ stalking / pining
✨ immediate marriage proposal
✨ age gap (200 vs 24 years)
✨ virgin MMC
✨ 2.5/5
4 ⭐️ Such a quick, fun, enjoyable read!!!
“If you asked me for the sun, I would find a way to give it to you. I can deny you nothing, my love.”
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ light and dark elves
✨ bold, kind, non-virgin FMC
✨ wary, self-loathing, possessive MMC
✨ forced-marriage
✨ enemies to lovers
✨ political intrigue
✨ smut
✨ HEA
This was great, especially for a debut novel! I will legit read anything Charlotte writes.
I love Elvie and Arkain! Their romance was everything I wanted and so much more. They’re sweet, spicy, and deep. Absolute perfection.
“If you asked me for the sun, I would find a way to give it to you. I can deny you nothing, my love.”
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ light and dark elves
✨ bold, kind, non-virgin FMC
✨ wary, self-loathing, possessive MMC
✨ forced-marriage
✨ enemies to lovers
✨ political intrigue
✨ smut
✨ HEA
This was great, especially for a debut novel! I will legit read anything Charlotte writes.
I love Elvie and Arkain! Their romance was everything I wanted and so much more. They’re sweet, spicy, and deep. Absolute perfection.
5 ⭐ If you're a fan of Emily Henry or Catherine Walsh, read this book immediately!
"I've got you. Always."
"You do. I've got you too."
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ friends to lovers
✨ grumpy x sunshine
✨ she's a comedian and he's her manager
✨ fake dating
✨ forced proximity
✨ age gap (10 years)
✨ single dad
✨ mutual pining
✨ missed chances
✨ friendly banter
✨ flashbacks
✨ dual POV
✨ deaf representation
✨
"I've got you. Always."
"You do. I've got you too."
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ friends to lovers
✨ grumpy x sunshine
✨ she's a comedian and he's her manager
✨ fake dating
✨ forced proximity
✨ age gap (10 years)
✨ single dad
✨ mutual pining
✨ missed chances
✨ friendly banter
✨ flashbacks
✨ dual POV
✨ deaf representation
✨
1.5 ⭐️ Did we all read the same book? How does this have such a high rating?
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ psychological thriller
✨ mystery
✨ plot twists
✨ TW: infidelity, domestic abuse, torture, toxic relationship, murder, death (this is not a complete list, so be sure to research the trigger warnings before)
My Thoughts:
What a fucking waste of my time. I am annoyed I read this book and cannot believe it came so highly recommended. There's so much I can say but I'll keep this review short since I don't want to spend more time thinking about this book than I have to.
I hardly ever read thrillers yet I was able to predict everything. I honestly wish I DNF'd but I decided to keep going for the big plot twists that I was told would completely surprise me; but alas, they did not. The author basically tells you what's going to happen next by making the narrator have internal dialogue that panders to the reader. Here are a few examples.
1. The FMC, Millie, enters the room she will be living in and goes, "There was something about that room that was very scary." Oooooo, I bet something terrible happened there. *I say this sarcastically*
2. Millie meets the gardener and she notices, "There's something in his expression that sends a chill down my spine. And then he shakes his head, almost imperceptibly. Almost like he's trying to warn me." And then he tells her it's dangerous and she should leave. Huh, I wonder why the gardener would tell a random woman she's in danger living in this rich suburban home as the maid. What could possibly go wrong?
3. Millie meets the husband and immediately notices how hot he is. "It's hard not to notice that he is several levels more attractive than his wife." And throughout the story she constantly comments on how handsome he is. I wonder what's going to happen between the super hot maid and her super hot employer. . .
4. Millie's bedroom door locks from the outside and she notices there are scratches on the door, "Like somebody was scraping at the door. Trying to get out." Cue the Cardi-B viral sound "That's suspicious. That's weird." We all know she's getting locked in that room at some point.
There's a lot more but again, I don't want to spend more time on this book so, moving on to my next point.
The writing was juvenile. Along with the author's penchant for pandering to the reader, the book was just so average written. It felt like someone in high school wrote it. Simple writing. Basic characters. Unrealistic development.
Millie was an unbearable FMC. She's a recently released convict and has had a hard time keeping a job. She's desperate, which is why she overlooks all the red flags about this new job as a maid. But for fuck's sake, it's like she has zero self preservation. I absolutely hated her and the choices she made throughout the story. The only redeeming thing about her was how she handles everything at the end.
But that ending has me laughing because of the sheer stupidity of it all. You're telling me Millie has been a dud for the entire book but somehow she comes out on top at the end? I don't believe it but whatever.
Overall, this book was a miss and I do not recommend it. I should be giving this 1 stars because I legit didn’t like anything about it. But it was readable and even if predictable, there was a cohesive plot. . . so I’ll give it 1.5 stars.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ psychological thriller
✨ mystery
✨ plot twists
✨ TW: infidelity, domestic abuse, torture, toxic relationship, murder, death (this is not a complete list, so be sure to research the trigger warnings before)
My Thoughts:
What a fucking waste of my time. I am annoyed I read this book and cannot believe it came so highly recommended. There's so much I can say but I'll keep this review short since I don't want to spend more time thinking about this book than I have to.
I hardly ever read thrillers yet I was able to predict everything. I honestly wish I DNF'd but I decided to keep going for the big plot twists that I was told would completely surprise me; but alas, they did not. The author basically tells you what's going to happen next by making the narrator have internal dialogue that panders to the reader. Here are a few examples.
1. The FMC, Millie, enters the room she will be living in and goes, "There was something about that room that was very scary." Oooooo, I bet something terrible happened there. *I say this sarcastically*
2. Millie meets the gardener and she notices, "There's something in his expression that sends a chill down my spine. And then he shakes his head, almost imperceptibly. Almost like he's trying to warn me." And then he tells her it's dangerous and she should leave. Huh, I wonder why the gardener would tell a random woman she's in danger living in this rich suburban home as the maid. What could possibly go wrong?
3. Millie meets the husband and immediately notices how hot he is. "It's hard not to notice that he is several levels more attractive than his wife." And throughout the story she constantly comments on how handsome he is. I wonder what's going to happen between the super hot maid and her super hot employer. . .
4. Millie's bedroom door locks from the outside and she notices there are scratches on the door, "Like somebody was scraping at the door. Trying to get out." Cue the Cardi-B viral sound "That's suspicious. That's weird." We all know she's getting locked in that room at some point.
There's a lot more but again, I don't want to spend more time on this book so, moving on to my next point.
The writing was juvenile. Along with the author's penchant for pandering to the reader, the book was just so average written. It felt like someone in high school wrote it. Simple writing. Basic characters. Unrealistic development.
Millie was an unbearable FMC. She's a recently released convict and has had a hard time keeping a job. She's desperate, which is why she overlooks all the red flags about this new job as a maid. But for fuck's sake, it's like she has zero self preservation. I absolutely hated her and the choices she made throughout the story. The only redeeming thing about her was how she handles everything at the end.
But that ending has me laughing because of the sheer stupidity of it all. You're telling me Millie has been a dud for the entire book but somehow she comes out on top at the end? I don't believe it but whatever.
Overall, this book was a miss and I do not recommend it. I should be giving this 1 stars because I legit didn’t like anything about it. But it was readable and even if predictable, there was a cohesive plot. . . so I’ll give it 1.5 stars.
2.5 ⭐️ I’ll never look at door knobs the same.
"My Beautiful Tana. I'd die for you a thousand times to live in this moment.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ erotica novella
✨ paranormal / shifter romance
✨ he's a sentient door that shifts into a man
✨ she's the tenant in the apartment where he's the door
✨ greek mythology
✨ 4/5
"My Beautiful Tana. I'd die for you a thousand times to live in this moment.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ erotica novella
✨ paranormal / shifter romance
✨ he's a sentient door that shifts into a man
✨ she's the tenant in the apartment where he's the door
✨ greek mythology
✨ 4/5
2.5 ⭐️ Started out strong but by the end, I just didn’t like it.
"Every male in there will want to fuck you, and every woman will want to be you."
"Because I'm with you?"
"Because they know you're mine."
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ urban paranormal romance
✨ san francisco setting
✨ vampires, humans, witches/familiars
✨ Julian: billionaire vampire who's being forced to marry
✨ Thea: struggling artist (cellist) and human
✨ forbidden romance
✨ insta-lust
✨ fake dating/engagement
✨ age gap (22 and 400+)
✨ virgin FMC
✨ 2.5/5
"Every male in there will want to fuck you, and every woman will want to be you."
"Because I'm with you?"
"Because they know you're mine."
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ urban paranormal romance
✨ san francisco setting
✨ vampires, humans, witches/familiars
✨ Julian: billionaire vampire who's being forced to marry
✨ Thea: struggling artist (cellist) and human
✨ forbidden romance
✨ insta-lust
✨ fake dating/engagement
✨ age gap (22 and 400+)
✨ virgin FMC
✨ 2.5/5
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